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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice; no parental consent; no public funding: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Follow the lessons offered by our host culture: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Civil unions ok; gay marriage not ok: Favors topic 3 Create civil unions for couples who cannot marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports employer-mandated health care insurance law: Favors topic 5 Support unfunded liabilities for State Union Health Benefits: Favors topic 5 We have failed to execute the Hawaii Health Connector: Favors topic 5 Move management of public hospitals to private sector: Opposes topic 5 Expand University of Hawai'i's doctor residency program: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Double the governor's request for Kupuna Care: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Quality public education necessary for a strong economy: Opposes topic 7 Implement early education through DOE, not private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Improving public education is one of my top priorities: Opposes topic 7 Opposes vouchers, but supports charters: Opposes topic 7 Too many decisions made by state instead of locally: Favors topic 7 Universal pre-K crucial to education reform: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Virtual learning can supplement in-person classes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Increase funding for watersheds & against invasive species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Protect Hawaii's fragile resources for future generations: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strong guidelines for environmental protection: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports background checks; opposes concealed carry: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background checks to register gun from out of state: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vetoed taxing of short term rental accommodations: Opposes topic 11 State must operate within its means instead of raising taxes: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Hawai'i welcomes refugees: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Hawaii dominated world trade via entrepreneurial innovation: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Welcome refugees from Syria with aloha: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Proactive and aggressive support of troops in Hawaii: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Run government with open & public two-way communication: Favors topic 16 Limit campaign donations and campaign spending: Favors topic 16 Require photo identification in order to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Support independent redistricting but also voter ID: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce fossil fuel use; increase renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tie rooftop solar into the electric grid: Favors topic 18 100% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2045: Strongly Favors topic 18 30% renewable energy by 2020; carbon negative by 2045: Strongly Favors topic 18 Capture more carbon that we produce by 2045: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	No marijuana decriminalization but alternative sentencing ok: Favors topic 19 Supports medical marijuana, plus decriminalizing possession: Opposes topic 19 Establish licensing rules for medical marijuana dispensaries: Opposes topic 19 Vetoed transport between islands of medical marijuana: Favors topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Push Congress to spend more on Hawaii tourism: Favors topic 20 Build 17,000 affordable homes on state-owned land: Strongly Favors topic 20 Hawai'i 2.0: we must pivot to a digital economy: Strongly Favors topic 20 Lease state land for affordable housing: Favors topic 20 Affordable housing: 10,000 homes built, 3000 more by 2022: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increased funding to lift people out of homelessness: Strongly Favors topic 20

David Ige is a Moderate Liberal
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